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已是緊閉了雙眼。
等待生命臨終的那一刻，突然有種身輕如燕的感覺。
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臉頰一陣清涼，像是刮過了一陣截然不同的風。
再睜開眼時，已是另一番光景。
背對着我的，是個光頭的和尚。他直面石壁，彷彿在欣賞着這俊俏的山體，沉默的又像是在參悟着什麼天機。
月光下，他長長的影子鋪落在溪水裡，隨着流波，忽明忽暗。
許久------
“阿彌陀佛！！！”
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是 他！！
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“施主既然住下了，已是答應與老衲講經一晚，怎麼能獨自出遊？”
問的我一愣！這個和尚，竟是有心留我？
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“是你救了我？”
這纔是我目前最關心的
。
到底是誰？在我性命攸關之時，伸出了援手？
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“是我不忍心殺你！”
語氣緩和，透出濃濃的無奈。
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“老衲三十二歲入寺，從戒律院執棍僧做起，到如今已有一十八年。入寺之前，江湖人皆懼我，世人皆欲除我而後快！無奈逃離至此，每日經書相伴，棍下懲戒的皆是罪惡之徒。”
“施主這次南下，可是爲了什麼？”
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這個和尚好生奇怪！一番言語，搞得我滿頭霧水。
“了結恩怨，生，退隱江湖，死，長已矣！”
說的放蕩，說的感傷。
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“據我所知，少林乃名門正派，怎會有你這等盡是陰險的功夫？”
我禁不住反問。
打鬥中我已發現，這廝招招直逼要害，不守只攻，尤見其內心狂妄狠辣！
“阿彌陀佛！你可知我入寺之前所爲何人？”
語氣中略顯了一絲無助的得意，嘴角也掛起了苦笑。
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“敢問前輩、、、？”
他雖未年長我多少，但看在他手下留情的份上，姑且稱他爲前輩。
“你可聽過江洋大盜周體乾？明，天啓七年？”
一時間，大腦又回到那個習武練劍的日子。
當年在武當，這個名字確實有所耳聞，人人聞之色變！
起事江浙，名震朝廷，是盡人皆知的江洋大盜！
可是皇榜昭示天下，崇禎元年，已將該人處死。卻不料原來是假話、、、
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“生在天意，死於妄無休止。你自是一身好武功，可惜命不由己。”
“當年你爲稱雄之道拜罪與朝廷，又因女色而怨結天下。此生，天地無你容身之處，你又何以勞途去一一了結？”
這和尚一番言語挑釁，全然不顧我的感受！
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“高僧到底所言何意？！”
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雖也曾是讀書人，但久不咬文嚼字，到習慣了有言快放的爽快。
“施主今日挑釁少林功夫，已是大錯！”
“我與施主交手，所用皆是我當年混跡江湖的險惡招式。施主已然敗給了我。而當年，我卻是被少林一無名小僧打到皈依佛門。敢問施主還有資格挑釁這少林功夫麼？”
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“我入少林，一是爲逃避追捕；二是爲此承諾：敗給少林，便要終身爲少林執法。”
“一十八年，我獨修心境，不問外事，更不曾習得一招半式少林的功夫。只是一個，每日跪在佛前，誠心祈禱。”
原來當年叱吒江湖江洋大盜，竟成了少林一執法棍僧！？
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“高僧今日怎見得我非常人？而又攔我去路？今日所爲到底何意？”
種種不解，必須要有答案！
“佛有曰：萬法皆緣，萬物結緣。施主所爲何事而行路匆匆，夫人眼露疲憊卻一言不發，你是何許人？天下皆知。”
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“攔你去路，自是救你，更救芸衆。”
月光忽的暗了下來，好像暗中飄過了一朵雲，擡起頭，看見了被月色排擠的點點微弱的星光，脊背一涼，抖了個寒戰。
回過頭來，只見流水微微蕩起了一紋漣漪，人已消失不見。
竹林的深處傳來：
聽罷空鼓美人瑟，金盆洗手渡雲間。
若得海角一礁落，即辭天涯做鳥還。
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本是清醒的夜晚，現在卻昏昏沉沉。
夜已過去大半，再不回去，就是天明瞭。
天明，還要趕路呢。
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房內，不知何時亮起了燭光。
推門而入，圓圓呆呆的坐在牀上，面對着門，臉色蒼白。
“你會不會再一走了之？”
愛一個人，是放她走，還是緊緊的握在手中？
就算是危險，也要帶着着她浪跡天涯麼？
也許這種追隨是她的幸福，可我能不能給？
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況且，她還深深的愛着吳三桂，當然，也毫不顧忌的愛着我。
我扯過被子，順手滅了快要燃盡的火燭，重重的躺在牀上。
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“快睡吧，明早還要趕路呢！”
我背過身，眼淚從一個眼睛順着額頭與鼻樑的大峽谷緩緩流到另一個眼睛，彙集成更粗獷的河流，急匆匆的淌落進了枕頭、、、
圓圓依舊面無表情的坐着，、、、等待着天明。
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咕咕-----咕咕----
咚----咚----
鳥叫混着鐘鳴，驅趕着黑暗的離去，晨霧濃的一團白。
起身準備收拾行李，圓圓不知何時起，又安靜的睡着了、、、
我沒驚擾她，獨自下了牀。
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陽光漸漸的足了，我準備好馬匹和食物的時候，圓圓已經伸着懶腰走出了屋外，看着這晴好的的天氣，心情似乎也不錯。
“這就走麼？”
我沒擡頭。
她似乎覺得這問題本就不該問。
開始默默的收拾好自己的東西，守候在馬兒的身邊。
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江湖傳聞，獨孤門的八位高徒，在進京尋仇的途中，被大內高手佈下的圈套所抓，送去了吏部刑審，不知道這消息對我，是好是壞。
敵人是少了，可也讓我見識到了朝廷的狡詐。
江湖事，他也插手，看來，想逃脫朝廷的追捕，實屬不易。
這也難怪當年威風八面的周體乾，爲何隱居少林才得以安息。
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少室山下，這繁華的浮圖街市，極其熱鬧。臨近中午，酒肆茶樓，人滿爲患。
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把馬的繮繩遞給店小二，順便招呼了一句“兩碗牛肉麪，兩杯清茶！”
“要快！”順便又補上了一句。
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這家店面不大，桌椅還都較新，一看便是剛開業不久。不過生意興隆。
周圍坐滿了閒客，或吆五喝六，或話家長裡短。
靠近門口的一位敞着領子的大漢言談甚是高闊。
“你們聽說沒？吳三桂起兵了！！！！”
吳三桂起兵？
我一驚，圓圓更是一顫！！！！
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